Phymatocera aterrima (Klug, 1816)
(Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly)
TribePhymatocerini (a tribe of hymenopterans)
SubfamilyBLENNOCAMPINAE (a subfamily of hymenopterans)
FamilyTENTHREDINIDAE (a family of sawflies)
SuperfamilyTENTHREDINOIDEA (a superfamily of sawflies)
SuborderSYMPHYTA (sawflies)
OrderHYMENOPTERA (ants, bees and wasps, sawflies and parasitoid wasps)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly) :
1: Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly)
26 Apr 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, on Solomon’s Seal
Image 1: On Geranium - dorsal viewImage 2: On Geranium - dorsal view (2)Image 3: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorsal viewImage 4: Body - ventral - enlargedImage 5: Dorsal - enlargedImage 6: Lateral view - enlargedImage 7: Lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 8: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorsal view - enlargedImage 9: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 10: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorsal view - enlarged (3)Image 11: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorsal view - enlarged (4)Image 12: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 13: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (2)Image 14: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (3)Image 15: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (4)Image 16: On Solomon\'s Seal - dorso-lateral view - enlarged (5)Image 17: On Solomon\'s Seal - lateral view - enlargedImage 18: On Solomon\'s Seal - rear three quarter view - enlargedImage 19: Ventral - enlargedImage 20: Body and legs - lateral - magnifiedImage 21: Head and antennae - lateral - magnifiedImage 22: Head and thorax - lateral - magnified
2: Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly)
13 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larvae feeding on Solomon’s Seal
Image 1: Larva - side viewImage 2: Larva - side view (2)Image 3: Larva - top viewImage 4: Leaf of Solomon\'s Seal with two larvae and feeding damageImage 5: Leaf of Solomon\'s Seal with two larvae and feeding damage (2)Image 6: Two larvaeImage 7: Two larvae (2)

Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phymatocera aterrima (Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly)
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